Acrobat 8 install forced change to different Windows Default Printer

Immediately after installing Adobe 8 Pro my Windows default printer changed and I can't get it to stay set to the default that I want. Everytime I restart my computer the Windows default printer is set to the one it changed to after installing Acrobat 8 (not the one I had set as default the last time I used the computer).
Also, everytime I restart my computer I get a "Please Wait while Adobe Acrobat Installs..." dialog. I also get this dialog the first time I open any MS Office application following every computer restart.
Win XP

Aandi - I am going through the Windows Start button... Printers and Faxes, then right-clicking on the printer that I want as my default printer and selecting 'Set as Default Printer'. It remains the default printer until I restart my computer. Then the printer that the Acrobat installation set as the default comes back as the default.

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